On the recordJanuary 1, 1881
What in the tone of southern sentiment had been fierce before became furious and uncontrollable now.
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Frederick Douglass
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gutenberg.orgFrederick Douglass: “What in the tone of southern sentiment had been fierce before became furious and uncontrollable now.”
Editor's note · Context
Douglass observes the dramatic intensification of Southern anger and fear following John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
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